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Thursday, 31 May 2012

Using PLTS to describe functional areas in a business

Good morning year 9

Here's your first 'Flipped Classroom' lesson on a new
topic ‘functional areas’. This is the theory for P4 of Unit 2.

As this will be a big piece of coursework I have planned
to let you have access to this before today's lesson so that we can
make great progress during P1 and leave you with the half term to complete the assessment criteria for this
piece of work.

You have been recruited for a new start up company ‘The
Star Factory’ click here.
It’s a business which sells access to a full music recording studio, which
offers lyric writing and music video editing and CD cover design as part of the
days hire. Its target market is young adults and teenagers who would like
an alternative party venue to share with friends.

Self managing & teamwork

As an expert in your field you have been asked to set up
your chosen department. Your task in groups of three (Director, Manager and
Supervisor) is to plan and deliver a 2 minute presentation to the rest of the
company what your chosen business function is responsible for within this new
and exciting company. The functional areas include: Sales, Production,
Purchasing, Admin, Distribution, Customer service, Finance, Human Resources,
ICT, Marketing and Research and development.

Decision making

I have TWO 'functional areas' who have already formed and told me what they will be presenting:

SALES - made up of

CUSTOMER SERVICE - made up of

The rest can let me know which functional area you will represent and
who are the director, manager and supervisor within your teams in the lesson today..

IN LESSON..

Confident &
creative individuals - Presenting

This is the first time the other staff members have been
all together and you will lead your two minute presentation on your functional
area of expertise. Each member of the team will have to contribute
something to the presentation. Remember you need to apply the theory to your ‘Star
Factory’ start up business see the link above.

Topic Test

You will be tested on the
topic that you have read (pages 12-25) before the end of the lesson on Friday
so make sure that you read what you need to read before you arrive Friday or
you may look daft! For those who wish to prepare for that click here

ASSESSMENT For P4 for
completion over half term.

Describe the functional
areas in TWO contrasting business organisations. One could be privately owned
i.e. BSKYB and one state owned i.e. BBC alternatively one could be a
PARTNERSHIP such as JLP and the other a PLC such as SAINSBURYS. You
should consider Finance, Sales & Marketing, IT, Research & Development,
Customer Service, Human Resources, Administration, Production &
Distribution.

To submit this work marked by yourself use the self assessment checklist here